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EMOTION MOVING MARKETS NOW: 44/100 FEAR
PREVIOUS CLOSE: 44/100 FEAR
ONE WEEK AGO: 32/100 FEAR
ONE MONTH AGO: 14/100 EXTREME FEAR
ONE YEAR AGO: 1/100 EXTREME FEAR
Put and Call Options: NEUTRAL During the last five trading days, volume in put options has lagged volume in call options by 29.76% as investors make bullish bets in their portfolios. This is a lower level of put buying than has been the norm during the last two years and is a neutral indication.
Market Volatility: NEUTRAL The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is at 16.17. This is a neutral reading and indicates that market risks appear low.
Stock Price Strength: FEAR The number of stocks hitting 52-week lows exceeds the number hitting highs and is at the lower end of its range, indicating fear.
PIVOT POINTS
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EUROSTOXX 50 (FESX) [52] | DAX 30 (FDAX) [53] | BOBL (FGBM) [54] | SCHATZ (FGBS) [55] | BUND (FGBL) [56]
CRUDE OIL (CL) [57] | GOLD (GC) [58] | 10 YR T NOTE [59] | 2 YR T NOTE [60] | 5 YR T NOTE [61] | 30 YR TREASURY BOND [62]| SOYBEANS [63] | CORN [64]
MEME OF THE DAY – NO HIKE! TOLD YOU FOOL! [65]
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY
LUV [66] NOV 42 CALL
Activity 2k @$1.02 by offer
GMCR [67] MAR 65 CALL
Activity 1500+ @$3.85 on offer
TWTR [68] JAN 33 LEAP CALL Activity 8250 @$5.15 right by offer
HEADLINES
S&P sees 2015 U.S. growth at 2.5%, 2016 at 2.8%, and 2017 at 2.7%
S&P sees U.S. Q3 15 CPI at -0.2%, +0.5% in Q4, +2% in Q1 and Q2
Fed's Evans's expects 3 hikes by end of 2016
Fed's Lockhart repeats: Appropriate to hike in 2015, but Fed data-dependent
Fed's Fischer says central bank 'cautious' about next rate hike
US NABE Outlook Survey: Expect 2.5% to 2.8% Growth Though 2016
PBOC's Yi: China's Stock-Market Correction Almost Over
PBOC to let commercial banks use loan assets as collateral
ECB's Coeure Says Too Early To Decide On More Stimulus
ECB's Vasiliauskas: For the Moment, No Need to Fine-Tune QE
BoC Poloz: BoC examining ties between financial stability and monpol
BOE Weale Optimistic Western European Productivity To Rebound
Opec: Oil Market To Rebalance As US Supply Hit
Vix tumbles in longest losing streak since '09
AB InBev raises bid for SABMiller to $103bn
Dell agrees $67bn EMC takeover
Italy plans EUR2.2bn rescue of three small banks
GOVERNMENTS/CENTRAL BANKS
Fed's Evans's expects 3 hikes by end of 2016 --ForexLive [70]
Fed's Lockhart repeats: Appropriate to hike in 2015, but Fed data-dependent --Rtrs [71]
Fed's Fischer says central bank 'cautious' about next rate hike --MW [72]
S&P sees 2015 U.S. growth at 2.5%, 2016 at 2.8%, and 2017 at 2.7% [73]
S&P sees U.S. Q3 15 CPI at -0.2%, +0.5% in Q4, +2% in Q1 and Q2 [73]
US NABE Outlook Survey: Expect 2.5% to 2.8% Growth Though 2016 --MNI [74]
ECB's Coeure Says Too Early To Decide On More Stimulus --CNBC [75]
ECB's Vasiliauskas: For the Moment, No Need to Fine-Tune QE --WSJ [76]
EU: Spain's Budget Plans Would Break Spending Rules --WSJ [77]
BoC Poloz: BoC examining ties between financial stability and monpol --Rtrs [78]
BOE Weale Optimistic Western European Productivity To Rebound --MNI [79]
UK draws up plan of key demands to stay in EU --Tele [80]
HSBC sees BOE hiking rates by 0.5% in 2016 --ForexLive [81]
U.K. Europe Minister Casts Doubt on Late-2017 Referendum Date --BBG [82]
Riksbank's Floden: Not certain that inflation will rose as forecast --DI via BBG [73]
FIXED INCOME
Bonds biding time for Fed interest rate hike --FT [83]
Dell to add $50bn in debt to acquire EMC --BBG [73]
FX
USD: Fed keeps US dollar on the defensive --Rtrs [84]
GBP: Pound Gains Versus Dollar as Traders Await Signs From BOE, Data --BBG [85]
EUR: Euro Approaches 1.14 vs the dollar --WSJ [86]
AUD: Aussie rises for ninth day on commodities rebound --Age [87]
COMMODITY FX: Resurgent commodity prices push dollar down --Livemint [88]
ENERGY/COMMODITIES
CRUDE: WTI futures settle 5.1% lower at $47.10 per barrel [73]
CRUDE: Brent futures settle 5.3% lower at $49.86 per barrel [73]
CRUDE: Opec: Oil Market To Rebalance As US Supply Hit --FT [89]
CRUDE: Kuwait Oil Minister Says No Calls Within OPEC For Policy Change --CNBC [90]
METALS: Rio Tinto won't follow Glencore in cutting copper output --Australian [91]
METALS: Chile Mining Minister: Not enough copper output cuts to balance the market --BBG [92]
NATGAS: Natural Gas Prices Rise on Colder Forecasts --WSJ [93]
NATGAS: Gazprom Restarts Gas Deliveries to Ukraine --WSJ [94]
EQUITIES
VOL: Vix tumbles in longest losing streak since '09 --FT [95]
M&A: Dell agrees $67bn EMC takeover --BBC [96]
M&A: AB InBev raises bid for SABMiller to $103bn --FT [97]
M&A: SABMiller's fourth largest investor rejects AB InBev offer --Rtrs [98]
M&A: GE nears deal to sell over $30 billion of loans to Wells Fargo --Rtrs [99]
M&A: Allianz sells vending machine operator Selecta to KKR --Rtrs [100]
C&E: Oil Price Slide Puts a Lid on Gains in Other Sectors --WSJ [101]
BANKS: Barclays Close To Naming Jenkins Successor --Sky [102]
BANKS: Italy plans EUR2.2bn rescue of three small banks --Rtrs [103]
BANKS: Three groups bid for $20 bln book of ex-Northern Rock loans --Rtrs [104]
BANKS: DB plans Abbey Life sale to focus on core biz --WSJ [105]
AUTOS: Volkswagen has announced the recall of 1,950 diesel vehicles in China --Sky [106]
AUTOS: S&P Downgrades Volkswagen?s Credit Rating --WSJ [107]
PHARMA: Eli Lilly and China's Innovent Expand Partnership --WSJ [108]
PHARMA: Fitch Affirms Roche at 'AA'; Outlook Stable [109]
Twitter Slides After Report of Potential Layoffs [110]
CON DISC: Tobacco Firms Tried to 'Delay and Derail' UK Plain Packaging Law --WSJ [111]
TECH: Facebook launches new advert gizmo --Rtrs [112]
EMERGING MARKETS
PBOC's Yi: China's Stock-Market Correction Almost Over --MW [113]
PBOC to let commercial banks use loan assets as collateral as a way to boost lending --WSJ [114]
Chinese FinMin Lou Says US Shouldn't Raise Rates Yet --MW [115]
Fitch Affirms Roche At 'AA'; Outlook Stable [116]
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